Harry Winks

{{short description|English footballer (born 1996)}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Harry Winks

| image = 2020-03-10 Fußball, Männer, UEFA Champions League Achtelfinale, RB Leipzig - Tottenham Hotspur 1DX 3701 by Stepro.jpg

| caption = Winks lining up for Tottenham Hotspur in 2020

| full_name = Harry Billy Winks{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j84146.html |title=Winks: Player |website=BDFutbol |access-date=16 May 2020}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|2|2|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/202332/harry-winks |title=Harry Winks: Overview |publisher=ESPN |access-date=16 May 2020}}

| birth_place = Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

| height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|order=flip}}{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/7488/Harry-Winks/overview |title=Harry Winks: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=16 May 2020}}

| position = Central midfielder

| currentclub = Leicester City

| clubnumber = 8

| youthyears1 = 2002–2014

| youthclubs1 = Tottenham Hotspur

| years1 = 2014–2023

| clubs1 = Tottenham Hotspur

| caps1 = 128

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2022–2023

| clubs2 = → Sampdoria (loan)

| caps2 = 20

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2023–

| clubs3 = Leicester City

| caps3 = 67

| goals3 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2012–2013

| nationalteam1 = England U17

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2014

| nationalteam2 = England U18

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 2014–2015

| nationalteam3 = England U19

| nationalcaps3 = 6

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2015–2016

| nationalteam4 = England U20

| nationalcaps4 = 8

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 2016–2017

| nationalteam5 = England U21

| nationalcaps5 = 2

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| nationalyears6 = 2017–2020

| nationalteam6 = England

| nationalcaps6 = 10

| nationalgoals6 = 1

| club-update = 23:38, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Harry Billy Winks (born 2 February 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{English football updater|LeicestC}} club Leicester City.

A product of the Tottenham Hotspur academy, Winks made his debut for the senior side in 2014. He went on to make 203 appearances and scoring five goals for the club, as well as starting in the 2019 UEFA Champions League final. After a loan to Italian side Sampdoria, he departed Tottenham in 2023 after 21 years at the club, and subsequently joined newly-relegated Leicester City in the Championship.

Having appeared for England across various youth levels, Winks made his senior debut in 2017 and went on to win a further nine caps.

Early and personal life

Harry Winks was born to Anita and Gary Winks. He has Spanish ancestry through his maternal grandparents.{{cite news|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/tottenham-hotspur/story/3167719/tottenhams-harry-winks-i-consider-myself-english-and-i-want-to-play-for-england |title=Spurs' Harry Winks: 'I consider myself English and I want to play for England'|first=Dan |last= Kilpatrick |date=28 July 2017 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=14 February 2019}} He was born and raised in Hemel Hempstead and was educated at Cavendish School.{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/harry-winks/274470/ |title=H. Winks: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=15 March 2019}}{{cite news |url=http://www.tringtoday.co.uk/sport/football/hemel-hot-shot-harry-ready-to-earn-his-spurs-1-4051385 |title=Hemel hot shot ready to earn his Spurs |website=Tring Today |access-date=22 November 2016}} Winks is a Tottenham Hotspur fan; he attended his first match at White Hart Lane when he was six. He was invited to train at Tottenham's development centre in St Albans after attending a summer football camp run by an academy coach when he was five, and joined the Tottenham Academy at the same age.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jan/27/harry-winks-spurs-tottenham|title=Harry Winks: 'The buzz I get from playing for Tottenham … I don't think it will ever go' |first=David |last=Hytner |date=27 January 2017 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=14 February 2019}}

Club career

=Tottenham Hotspur=

==Early career==

Winks is a product of the Tottenham Hotspur youth system. During the 2013–14 season, he regularly trained with the first-team squad and was named on the senior bench for the first time in a Premier League tie against Liverpool on 30 March 2014, remaining an unused substitute in a 4–0 loss at Anfield.{{cite news |last1=Emons |first1=Michael |title=Liverpool 4–0 Tottenham |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26703761 |access-date=13 September 2015 |website=BBC Sport |date=30 March 2014}} On 27 July 2014, Winks signed his first professional contract with Tottenham;{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11675/9395683/tottenham-starlet-harry-winks-agrees-professional-deal |title=Premier League: Tottenham midfielder Harry Winks agrees professional deal |first=Pete |last=O'Rourke |date=26 July 2014 |website=Sky Sports}} according to Winks, Mauricio Pochettino said that he wanted to sign Winks immediately after watching videos of his performances.{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/harry-winks-tottenham-spurs-mauricio-pochettino-interview-a7549816.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220509/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/harry-winks-tottenham-spurs-mauricio-pochettino-interview-a7549816.html |archive-date=9 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Harry Winks: How trusting Mauricio Pochettino saw me break into the Tottenham first-team |first=Jack |last=Pitt-Brooke |date=27 January 2017 |newspaper=The Independent}} He made his first team debut on 27 November 2014 in the UEFA Europa League group against FK Partizan in a 1–0 home win at White Hart Lane, replacing Paulinho after 87 minutes.{{cite news |last1=Chowdhury |first1=Saj |title=Tottenham 1–0 Partizan |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30204407 |access-date=13 September 2015 |website=BBC Sport |date=27 November 2014}}

On 6 July 2015, Winks signed a new contract with Tottenham until 2018, with the option of an additional year.{{cite news |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/new-deal-for-winks-060715/ |title=New deal for Winks |access-date=7 July 2015 |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur F.C.}} He was given the number 29 shirt, which was included on the club's list of first-team numbers.{{cite web |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/squad-numbers-070815/ |title=2015–16 Premier League squad numbers announced 7 August 2015 |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |date=7 August 2015}} Winks made his first appearance of the season as a late substitute in a 3–1 win against Qarabağ FK.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34203688 |title=Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 FK Qarabag |date=17 September 2015 |website=BBC Sport}}

==2016–2018==

On 27 August 2016, he made his Premier League debut, replacing Christian Eriksen in the last minute of the match in a 1–1 draw at home to Liverpool.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/08/27/tottenham-vs-liverpool-live-score-and-goal-updates-from-premier/ |title=Tottenham 1 Liverpool 1: Danny Rose scores late equaliser to cancel out James Milner penalty |first=Sam |last=Wallace |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=27 August 2016}} On 19 November, Winks made his full debut against West Ham United, performing well and scoring his first ever goal for Spurs to level the match at 1–1. Tottenham went on to win the match 3–2 in a dramatic finish at White Hart Lane after scoring two late goals.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/nov/19/tottenham-hotspur-west-ham-united-premier-league-match-report |title=Harry Kane's two late goals earn Tottenham victory over West Ham |first=Alan |last=Smith |date=19 November 2016 |newspaper=The Guardian}} Winks made his debut in the FA Cup on 8 January 2017, when he was selected for the team in the match against Aston Villa of the third round. Tottenham went on to win the match 2–0.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38481612 |title=Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Aston Villa |website=BBC Sport |author=Rostance, Tom |date=8 January 2017 |access-date=3 April 2017}} On 14 February 2017, Winks signed a new contract with Tottenham, keeping him at the club until 2022.{{Cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/10767558/harry-winks-signs-new-tottenham-contract |title=Harry Winks signs new Tottenham contract |website=Sky Sports|access-date=13 July 2017}} During an away match against Burnley on 1 April 2017 in the Premier League, Winks suffered an injury when he tumbled into the Burnley dugout,{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39390125 |title=Burnley 0–2 Tottenham |website=BBC Sport |author=Stelton, Jack |date=1 April 2017 |access-date=3 April 2017}} and was later taken to hospital for a scan on his ankle.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39469425 |title=Harry Winks: Tottenham midfielder taken to hospital with ankle injury |website=BBC Sport |date=1 April 2017 |access-date=3 April 2017}} Spurs announced on 4 April that Winks would be sidelined by the injury to his ankle ligament for the rest of the season.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39496157 |title=Harry Winks: Tottenham midfielder ruled out for the rest of the season |date=4 April 2017 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=4 April 2017}}

Winks began the 2017–18 season as a substitute in three early games after recovering from his injury.{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/tottenham-team-news-vs-barnsley-carabao-cup-harry-winks-dele-alli-a7954686.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220509/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/tottenham-team-news-vs-barnsley-carabao-cup-harry-winks-dele-alli-a7954686.html |archive-date=9 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Harry Winks set to make first Tottenham start in six months after recovering from ankle injury |first=Jack |last=Pitt-Brooke |date=19 September 2017 |newspaper=The Independent}} He made his first start of the season in the EFL Cup tie against Barnsley that finished 1–0.{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/tottenham-hotspur/story/3208863/tottenhams-harry-winks-i-feel-like-im-100-percent-now-following-ankle-injury |title=Tottenham's Harry Winks: 'I feel like I'm 100 percent now' following injury |date=20 September 2017 |first=Dan |last=Kilpatrick |publisher=ESPN}} He next started in the match in UEFA Champions League away game against APOEL FC, and his performance earned him praise from Mauricio Pochettino as the "perfect midfielder".{{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/11059148/mauricio-pochettino-tottenhams-harry-winks-can-unlock-defences |title=Mauricio Pochettino: Tottenham's Harry Winks can unlock defences |first=Allan |last=Valente |date=29 September 2017 |website=Sky Sports}} After only one previous start in the Premier League for the club this season (in a 4–0 win against Huddersfield Town) and four Premier League starts including last season, he gained his first call-up for the national squad.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/oct/02/harry-winks-england-call-up-jones-delph-injured |title=Harry Winks earns England call-up after Fabian Delph and Phil Jones withdraw |first=Dominic |last=Fifield |date=2 October 2017 |newspaper=The Guardian}}{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/10/05/harry-winkss-four-premier-league-starts-enough-experience-shine/ |title=Why Harry Winks's four Premier League starts is more than enough experience to shine for England |first=Alistair |last=Tweedale |date=5 October 2017 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph}} He received plaudits for his performance in the UEFA Champions League game away against Real Madrid where he was judged to have held his own against Luka Modrić and Toni Kroos.{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/real-madrid-tottenham-champions-league-harry-winks-shines-harry-kane-cristiano-ronaldo-a8005891.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220509/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/real-madrid-tottenham-champions-league-harry-winks-shines-harry-kane-cristiano-ronaldo-a8005891.html |archive-date=9 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Harry Winks shines at Real Madrid as Tottenham midfielder proves he has the most important thing – Mauricio Pochettino's trust |first=Ed |last=Malyon |date=17 October 2017 |newspaper=The Independent}}{{cite news |url=https://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/a-nudge-to-winks-tottenham-s-promising-star-must-keep-feet-to-ground-1.668730 |title=A nudge to Winks: Tottenham's promising star must keep feet to ground |first=John |last=McAuley |date=19 October 2017 |newspaper=The National}} However, he picked up a niggling ankle injury in the match against Crystal Palace on 5 November 2017, which led to him missing final three months of this season after trying initially to play some games through the discomfort.{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/club/tottenham-hotspur/367/blog/post/3422022/harry-winks-now-the-forgotten-man-for-both-spurs-and-englands-world-cup-squad |title=Harry Winks' injury could spoil his Tottenham, World Cup dreams |date=16 March 2018 |publisher=ESPN}} He signed a new contract on 17 May 2018, keeping him at Tottenham until 2023.{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/11376031/harry-winks-signs-new-tottenham-contract-until-2023 |title=Harry Winks signs new Tottenham contract until 2023 |website=Sky Sports}}

==2018–2021==

After a long period out through an injury that required surgery,{{cite news |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/11389224/tottenham-midfielder-harry-winks-undergoes-sucessful-ankle-surgery |title=Tottenham midfielder Harry Winks undergoes successful ankle surgery |date=29 May 2018 |website=Sky Sports}} Winks returned to the squad in the 2018–19 season in the home game against Fulham, appearing as a late substitute.{{cite web |url=https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/players/harry-winks-spurs-team-news-15060260 |title=Tottenham ace Harry Winks outlines what he has done differently in his recovery from injury |first=Lee |last=Wilmot |date=25 August 2018 |website=Football.london}} He made his first start of the season in the game against Liverpool that Spurs lost 2–1.{{cite news |url=https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/tottenhams-harry-winks-played-through-the-pain-against-liverpool-but-at-what-cost/ |title=Tottenham's Harry Winks played through the pain against Liverpool but at what cost? |first=Sam |last=Cunningham |newspaper=i |date=16 September 2018}} In the away match against Fulham in January 2019, he scored a last minute winning goal to win 2–1, his first goal for the club since November 2016.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/01/20/fulham-vs-tottenham-premier-league-live-score-latest-updates/ |title=Harry Winks breaks Fulham hearts with last minute winner but Dele Alli adds to Spurs' injury concerns |first1=Jason |last1=Burt|first2= JJ |last2=Bull|date=20 January 2019|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph}} On 1 June 2019, Winks started in the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final against Liverpool.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48368443 |title=Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Liverpool |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=1 June 2019 |access-date=1 June 2019}}

Winks signed a new five-year contract with Tottenham in July 2019.{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham/harry-winks-and-ben-davies-sign-new-fiveyear-contracts-with-tottenham-a4185171.html |title=Harry Winks and Ben Davies sign new five-year contracts with Tottenham |first=Alex|last= Young |date=8 July 2019 |work=Evening Standard |access-date=27 August 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48915066|title=Tottenham: Ben Davies and Harry Winks sign new five-year contracts with Spurs|date=8 July 2019|website=BBC Sport|access-date=27 August 2019}}

Winks scored his first goal of the 2020–21 season, his first for Tottenham in nearly two years, in the UEFA Europa League match against the Bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad to help Tottenham win 4–0. He hit the back of the net from 54 yards away, one of the longest goals ever scored in the Europa League,{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55071634 |title=Tottenham Hotspur 4 - 0 Ludogorets Razgrad |website=BBC Sport |date=26 November 2020 |first=Harry |last=Poole }} which he said was not intentional.{{cite web |url=https://talksport.com/football/795300/watch-harry-winks-incredible-goal-56-yards-ludogorets/ |title=INCREDIBLE Watch Harry Winks break two-year goal drought with incredible 56-yard strike – but later admitted it was a fluke – as Tottenham thrash Ludogorets |date=26 November 2020 |work=TalkSport|first=Sean |last=Gallagher }}

==Loan to Sampdoria==

On 30 August 2022, Winks joined Serie A club Sampdoria on loan for the 2022–23 season, with an option for the transfer to become permanent.{{cite web |url=https://www.sampdoria.it/en/news-en-2/club-en/2022/08/30/winks-joins-samp-on-initial-loan/ |title=Winks joins Samp on initial loan |publisher=U.C. Sampdoria |date=30 August 2022 |access-date=31 August 2022}} Sampdoria was relegated and his move was not made permanent.

=Leicester City=

On 1 July 2023, Winks joined EFL Championship club Leicester City on a three-year contract,{{cite web |title=Leicester City Sign Harry Winks From Tottenham Hotspur |url=https://www.lcfc.com/news/3562713/leicester-city-sign-harry-winks-from-tottenham-hotspur?lang=en |website=Leicester City F.C. |access-date=1 July 2023}} for an undisclosed fee reported to be around £10 million.{{cite news |title=Harry Winks: Tottenham Hotspur midfielder close to £10m Leicester City move|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66045425|website=BBC Sport|date=28 June 2023|access-date=2 January 2024}} On 6 August, he made his debut for the club in the opening game of the season, a 2–1 win against Coventry City in the EFL Championship.{{cite news |title=Leicester City 2-1 Coventry - Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scores two late goals to snatch victory |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66352123|website=BBC Sport|date=6 August 2023}} On 20 September, he made a record of 100 per cent pass completion, while he made the most passes on the pitch, in a 2–0 away win against Norwich City.{{cite news |title=Enzo Maresca tells Harry Winks where he can improve despite faultless Leicester City game|url=https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/enzo-maresca-tells-harry-winks-8774516|website=Leicester Mercury|date=23 September 2023}} On 28 October, he scored his first goal for Leicester in the league in a 2–1 away win against Queens Park Rangers, scoring from outside the box in the 80th minute.{{cite news |title=Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Leicester City: Harry Winks makes it 13 wins from 14 for Foxes |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67178992|website=BBC Sport|date=28 October 2023}} Winks was a key player in midfield for Leicester and played a great role in helping Leicester secure promotion at the first time of asking. He won his first trophy in his career as Leicester finished as champions in the 2023-24 EFL Championship.{{cite news |title=Harry Winks reveals what he has done with Leicester City that escaped him at Tottenham Hotspur|url=https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/harry-winks-reveals-what-done-9263450|website=Leicester Mercury|date=3 May 2024}}

International career

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Winks has represented England up to senior level. Before this, he was eligible to represent Spain as well as England.{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/tottenham-hotspur/story/3167719/tottenhams-harry-winks-i-consider-myself-english-and-i-want-to-play-for-england |title=Spurs' Harry Winks: 'I consider myself English and I want to play for England' |first=Dan |last=Kilpatrick |date=28 July 2017 |publisher=ESPN}} He was part of the under-20 squad for the Mercedes-Benz Elite Cup in Germany in 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/england/development/2015/sep/under-20s-squad-named-for-trip-to-germany-300915 |title=England Under-20s squad named for Mercedes Elite Cup in Germany |first=Nicholas |last=Veevers |publisher=The Football Association}} Winks made his under-21 debut on 14 November 2016 where he started in England's friendly 3–2 defeat to France.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37896448 |title=France-U21 3–2 England-U21 |website=BBC Sport |date=14 November 2016}}

On 2 October 2017, Winks received his first call up to the senior England squad, for their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia and Lithuania.{{cite news |last1=Pitt-Brooke |first1=Jack |last2=Delaney |first2=Miguel |title=England call up Harry Winks to replace injured Fabian Delph and Phil Jones |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/england-call-up-harry-winks-to-squad-to-face-slovenia-a7979581.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220509/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/england-call-up-harry-winks-to-squad-to-face-slovenia-a7979581.html |archive-date=9 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=2 October 2017 |newspaper=The Independent |date=2 October 2017}} He made his debut when starting in England's 1–0 away win over Lithuania, which was the team's final match in their successful 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. Phil McNulty of BBC Sport stated that, on the night, Winks was "England's best performer. Neat and tidy and almost scored. Eye-catching among so much mediocrity".{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Lithuania 0–1 England |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41457291 |website=BBC Sport |date=8 October 2017 |access-date=8 October 2017}} Winks missed the World Cup due to injury, but returned to the England squad in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League away match against Spain. He helped England to a 3–2 win, the first competitive home defeat for Spain since 2003 and England's first win in Spain in 31 years, in what was judged a "self-assured" performance.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/10/15/harry-winksproves-has-exactly-kind-quality-england-side-needs/ |title=Harry Winks proves he has exactly the kind of quality this England side needs – sharp, self-assured and aggressive |first=Jason |last=Burt |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=15 October 2018}}

Winks scored his first goal for England on 17 November 2019 in a 4–0 win against Kosovo in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50160458 |title=Kosovo 0–4 England |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=17 November 2019 |access-date=17 November 2019}}

Style of play

Winks plays as a central or defensive midfielder.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/harry-winks/ |title=Harry Winks: Profile |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=16 May 2020}} Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has said "When we talk about midfielders – because you like to use Spanish midfielders like Xavi and Iniesta – he's like this type of player",{{cite news |title=WINKS WONDER: Harry Winks 'like Barcelona legends Andres Iniesta and Xavi' but Mauricio Pochettino says Tottenham midfielder must focus on football |publisher=Talksport |date=14 September 2018 |access-date=14 September 2018 |url=https://talksport.com/football/422282/tottenham-spurs-winks-iniesta-xavi-injury/}} describing Winks as "completely different to our other midfielders like Victor Wanyama, Eric Dier, Mousa Dembélé and Moussa Sissoko. He has qualities to add to the team that are completely different". Talksport remarked that following his breakthrough for club and country, Winks was "seen as a potential difference-maker for the Three Lions due to his very individual skill set", with Winks earning comparisons with foreign midfielders rather than his English contemporaries.

Ex-England and Spurs midfielder Danny Murphy said in September 2018 that the England team should be built around Winks, citing his performance for Tottenham against Real Madrid in the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage as evidence: "The one who I think has got the capability, more than anyone else I have seen, is [Harry] Winks. What he showed in that game in Madrid, in both games when he was fit and at it, was a confidence and an ability to play. To see the passes, to get his foot in and be disciplined and mix that mix of midfield talent that you need [...] for me, Winks is one of the best I've seen when he's at it – in terms of his all-round ability."{{cite news |title=TALENT: Tottenham Hotspur starlet Harry Winks can solve England's midfield problem, says former Liverpool man Danny Murphy |first=Joe |last=Coleman |date=10 September 2018 |access-date=14 September 2018 |publisher=Talksport |url=https://talksport.com/football/420735/tottenham-hotspur-harry-winks-can-solve-englands-midfield-liverpool-danny-murphy/}} ESPN FC{{'}}s Ben Pearce opined in 2018: "England are still missing a deep-lying playmaker [...] Those wondering who could possibly fill the void have obviously forgotten Winks, who excels at keeping possession with quick, short passes".{{cite news |title=Harry Winks ready to revitalise creaking Spurs midfield after long injury layoff |date=13 September 2018 |access-date=14 September 2018 |first=Ben |last=Pearce |website=ESPN FC |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/club/tottenham-hotspur/367/blog/post/3631601/harry-winks-ready-to-revitalise-creaking-spurs-midfield-after-long-injury-layoff}}

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2016–17{{soccerbase season|75114|2016|access-date=4 October 2017}}

|Premier League

|21

140206{{efn|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League}}0331
2017–18{{soccerbase season|75114|2017|access-date=4 September 2018}}

|Premier League

|16

030105{{efn|name=UCL}}0250
2018–19{{soccerbase season|75114|2018|access-date=14 October 2019}}

|Premier League

|26

1005010{{efn|name=UCL}}0411
2019–20{{soccerbase season|75114|2019|access-date=9 October 2020}}

|Premier League

|31

050005{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}}0410
2020–21{{soccerbase season|75114|2020|access-date=31 August 2022}}

|Premier League

|15

0213010{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}}1302
2021–22{{soccerbase season|75114|2021|access-date=31 August 2022}}

|Premier League

|19

031305{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}}0301
colspan=2|Total

!128||2||17||2||14||0||44||1||203||5

Sampdoria (loan)

|2022–23{{soccerbase season|75114|2022|access-date=30 August 2022}}

|Serie A

|20

000colspan=2|—colspan=2|—200
rowspan=3|Leicester City

|2023–24{{soccerbase season|75114|2023|access-date=6 August 2023}}

|Championship

|45

21020colspan=2|—482
2024–25{{soccerbase season|75114|2024|access-date=20 August 2024}}

|Premier League

|22

02011colspan=2|—251
colspan=2|Total

!67||2||3||0||3||1||colspan=2|—||73||3

colspan=3|Career total

!215||4||20||2||17||1||44||1||296||8

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=International=

{{updated|match played 18 November 2020}}{{NFT player |id=69132 |name=Harry Winks |access-date=31 August 2022}}

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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan=4|England

|2017

10
201820
201931
202040
colspan=2|Total||10||1

{{updated|match played 18 November 2020}}

:England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Winks goal

class="wikitable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Harry Winks

scope=col|No.

!scope=col|Date

!scope=col|Venue

!scope=col|Cap

!scope=col|Opponent

!scope=col|Score

!scope=col|Result

!scope=col|Competition

!scope=col|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

align=center|117 November 2019Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovoalign=center|6{{fb|Kosovo}}align=center|1–0align=center|4–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualificationalign=center|{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2019/11/17/europe/european-championship-qualification/kosovo/england/2942977/ |title=Kosovo vs. England 0–4: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=9 October 2020}}

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

  • EFL Cup runner-up: 2020–21{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56790307 |title=Manchester City 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=25 April 2021 |access-date=25 April 2021 |archive-date=24 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424205229/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56790307 |url-status=live}}
  • UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2018–19{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48368443 |title=Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Liverpool |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=1 June 2019 |access-date=1 June 2019 |archive-date=8 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808143818/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48368443 |url-status=live}}

Leicester City

  • EFL Championship: 2023–24{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=2040 |title=Championship: 2023/24: Current table |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=5 May 2024}}
    {{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1527&teamTabs=stats&season_id=156 |title=Leicester: Squad details: 2023/24 |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=5 May 2024}}

References

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